1. Effects of Self-Conditioning Techniques (Self-Hypnosis) in Promoting Weight Loss in Patients with Severe Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Antonella De Francesco, Ilaria Goitre, Simona Bo, Giulio Mengozzi, Sara Belcastro, Giuseppe Regaldo, S Boschetti, Fabio Broglio, F. Rahimi, Maurizio Fadda, Giovannino Ciccone, Bice Properzi, Valentina Ponzo, Giovanni Abbate Daga, and Andrea Evangelista
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Male ,Hypnosis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,law.invention ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Quality of life ,Randomized controlled trial ,Weight loss ,law ,Internal medicine ,Self-hypnosis ,Weight Loss ,medicine ,Humans ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,business.industry ,Weight change ,Anthropometry ,Middle Aged ,Obesity, Morbid ,Diabetes and Metabolism ,Quality of Life ,Conditioning ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
OBJECTIVE The usefulness of the rapid-induction techniques of hypnosis as an adjunctive weight-loss treatment has not been defined. This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether self-conditioning techniques (self-hypnosis) added to lifestyle interventions contributed to weight loss (primary outcome), changes in metabolic and inflammatory variables, and quality of life (QoL) improvement (secondary outcomes) in severe obesity. METHODS Individuals (with BMI = 35-50 kg/m2 ) without organic or psychiatric comorbidity were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 60) or control arm (n = 60). All received exercise and behavioral recommendations and individualized diets. The intervention consisted of three hypnosis sessions, during which self-hypnosis was taught to increase self-control before eating. Diet, exercise, satiety, QoL, anthropometric measurements, and blood variables were collected and measured at enrollment and at 1 year (trial end). RESULTS A similar weight loss was observed in the intervention (-6.5 kg) and control (-5.6 kg) arms (β = -0.45; 95% CI: -3.78 to 2.88; P = 0.79). However, habitual hypnosis users lost more weight (-9.6 kg; β = -10.2; 95% CI: -14.2 to -6.18; P
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- 2018